Pantelis Antoniou writes:
quoted
Count me in too; using a 970 in 32 bit mode, because of gentoo X.org
problems in 64 bit mode.
I'm using an X.org server on a ppc64 kernel, and it all works,
including DRI. Both 32-bit and 64-bit X server and clients work. We
now have the 32-bit ioctl compatibility sorted out in the kernel DRM.
So I don't think X is a reason to run a 32-bit kernel any more.
What X.org problems do you see with a 64-bit kernel?
Paul.
Speaking as a member of the Gentoo/PPC64 team I'm also curious what
issues you are having...the only open issues that I am aware of have to
do with the recent r7 X.org prereleases...both modular and monolithic.
If that is what you are talking about then yeah there are issues...but
more then likely they are on the X.org side not the kernels. Anything in
the 6.8.2 range (which is what is stable) has been working fine for a
long long time under a pure 64-bit env.
Thanks,
--
Daniel Ostrow
Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees
Gentoo/{PPC,PPC64,DevRel}
dostrow@gentoo.org
On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 10:43 -0600, Christopher Friesen wrote:
Daniel Ostrow wrote:
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Anything in
the 6.8.2 range (which is what is stable) has been working fine for a
long long time under a pure 64-bit env.
What about mixed 32-bit userspace and 64-bit kernel?
Chris
The way I set that up is still young...and has some issues (most of
which should be fixed by the ppc && ppc64 -> powerpc merge). From what I
have tested, it does work perfectly fine with 6.8.2...I haven't run into
any issues. I maintain that profile so if there are issues please take
them off this list...feel free to send them to ppc64@gentoo.org or open
a bug at bugs.gentoo.org and assign it to the ppc64 group. I'll see it
either way.
Thanks,
--
Daniel Ostrow
Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees
Gentoo/{PPC,PPC64,DevRel}
dostrow@gentoo.org
The way I set that up is still young...and has some issues (most of
which should be fixed by the ppc && ppc64 -> powerpc merge). From what I
have tested, it does work perfectly fine with 6.8.2...I haven't run into
any issues. I maintain that profile so if there are issues please take
them off this list...feel free to send them to ppc64@gentoo.org or open
a bug at bugs.gentoo.org and assign it to the ppc64 group. I'll see it
either way.
I'm running a 32 bits X.org 6.8.99 from CVS with the r300 DRI stuff
etc... on a G5 with 64 bits kernel without trouble. Paulus did the same
with a 64 bits X.
Ben.